MBS Day Ahead: On Guard Against Early 2018 Momentum
Posted To: MBS Commentary If you happen to read and retain most of what I write, you'll have noticed that toward the end of December, I increasingly mentioned that it…
Mortgage Rates Move Higher on Strong Economic Data
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates moved higher today , following stronger economic data at home and abroad. In general, stronger economic data implies better growth, higher stock prices…
MBS RECAP: Bonds Battle Back After Old-Fashioned Sell-Off
Posted To: MBS Commentary The overnight session and early morning hours saw a good, old-fashioned economic-data-driven sell-off in bond markets. Asian and European data were both stronger. That resulted in…
New Correspondent Program; Credit Underwriting Changes in Primary Markets
Posted To: Pipeline Press Today is “job’s day,” and it seems like many people I talk to in other professions have 2-3 jobs. (“Yeah, I graduated with a degree in…
MBS Day Ahead: We’re Definitely Still Waiting For That New Year Momentum
Posted To: MBS Commentary I had my doubts at times, after some of this week's volatility. I thought perhaps that bonds were showing signs that the "new year momentum" (a…
Tax Cut Uncertainty Dampened Consumer Attitudes in December
Posted To: MND NewsWire Americans continued to have ambivalent views about the current virtues of both home buying and home selling in December. Consumers, responding to Fannie Mae’s monthly National…
Mortgage Rates Back Near Recent Highs
Posted To: Mortgage Rate Watch Mortgage rates rose today, largely due to bond market movement from the end of last week that never made it onto last week’s rate sheets….
MBS RECAP: Still Fairly Sideways, but That Could Change This Week
Posted To: MBS Commentary Bonds began the day in slightly stronger territory (emphasis on "slightly"). The overnight session was calm and thinly traded with Japan being out of the office…
New Branding; Servicing Rankings and News; Rates Edging Up
Posted To: Pipeline Press “A sea change:” A radical change or transformation. One wouldn’t call last Friday’s note from the CFPB a sea change, but the fact that the Consumer…
MBS Day Ahead: There is Inflation, If You Look For It, And It’s Not Helping Bonds
Posted To: MBS Commentary This commentary was delayed this morning due to several alerts posted on MBS Live. If you're not a member and haven't checked it out, you should…
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